Common use of Senior Phase Aged Pupils Learner Success and Retention Clause in Contracts

Senior Phase Aged Pupils Learner Success and Retention. ‌ The College works with all nine secondary schools within the Borders Region to plan and deliver a curriculum that meets the national aspirations of Developing the Young Workforce. Our programme includes vocational programmes at SCQF Levels 4, 5 & 6. We have made considerable progress in improving the range of programmes on offer and offer guaranteed progression for those pupils who are successful. However, we recognise and have prioritised improving the retention and success rates for the senior phase pupils and are extending the number of higher-level programmes on offer including some at SCQF Level 7 for 2019/20. We will continue to engage with schools to ensure that those choosing the vocational options understand fully the programme they are undertaking and are doing so for positive reasons. A number of factors have led to these lower rates of success. Full time FE Senior Phase aged students are young people who have left school at 15 to take up places at college. They are at greater risk of withdrawal once they reach the statutory minimum leaving age. We recognise this within our risk profile and we will focus on continual monitoring of their attendance and progress, taking action where necessary. Part time Senior Phase students are still at school while studying a vocational qualification at the College as part of their school Senior Phase programme. The low achievement rate is partly explained by a drop in attendance as the school exam periods approach when pupils, parents and the schools may prioritise academic exams over the vocational qualification. The College continues to with schools to try to mitigate this effect. Assistant Principals will be joining Scottish Borders Council (SBC) Practicum Group to address these issues. In addition, SBC’s Quality Improvement Officer will join the fortnightly Joint CLMs’ meeting to agree interventions to improve pupil attainment rates. Outputs for 2019/20

Senior Phase Aged Pupils Learner Success and Retention. ‌ The College works with all nine secondary schools within the Borders Region to plan and deliver a curriculum that meets the national aspirations of Developing the Young Workforce. Our programme includes vocational programmes at SCQF Levels 4, 5 & 6. We have made considerable progress in improving the range of programmes on offer and offer guaranteed progression for those pupils who are successful. However, we recognise and have prioritised improving the retention and success rates for the senior phase pupils and are extending the number of higher-higher level programmes on offer including some at SCQF Level 7 for 2019/20offer. We will continue to engage with schools to ensure that those choosing the vocational options understand fully the programme they are undertaking and are doing so for positive reasons. A There are a number of factors that have led to these lower rates of success. Full time FE Senior Phase aged students are young people who have left school at 15 to take up places at college. They are at greater risk of withdrawal once they reach the statutory minimum leaving age. We recognise this within our risk profile and we will focus on continual monitoring of their attendance and progress, taking action where necessary. Part time Senior Phase students are still at school while studying a vocational qualification at the College as part of their school Senior Phase programme. The low achievement rate is partly explained by a drop in attendance as the school exam periods approach when approach. It would seem that pupils, parents and the schools may prioritise the academic exams over the vocational qualification. The College continues to has worked with the schools to try to and mitigate this effecteffect by making significant adjustments to timetabling from 2017/18 onwards. Assistant Principals will be joining Scottish Borders Council (SBC) Practicum Group to address these issues. In additionThis, SBC’s Quality Improvement Officer will join combined with the fortnightly Joint CLMs’ meeting to agree interventions closer monitoring introduced and described above, should work to improve pupil attainment ratesthe success rates and retention. Outputs for 2019/202018/19

Senior Phase Aged Pupils Learner Success and Retention. ‌ The College works with all nine secondary schools within the Borders Region to plan and deliver a curriculum that meets the national aspirations of Developing the Young Workforce. Our programme includes vocational programmes at SCQF Levels 4, 5 & 6. We have made considerable progress in improving the range of programmes on offer and offer guaranteed progression for those pupils who are successful. However, we recognise and have prioritised improving the retention and success rates for the senior phase pupils and are extending the number of higher-higher level programmes on offer including some at SCQF Level 7 for 2019/20offer. We will continue to engage with schools to ensure that those choosing the vocational options understand fully the programme they are undertaking and are doing so for positive reasons. A There are a number of factors that have led to these lower rates of success. Full time FE Senior Phase aged students are young people who have left school at 15 to take up places at college. They are at greater risk of withdrawal once they reach the statutory minimum leaving age. We recognise this within our risk profile and we will focus on continual monitoring of their attendance and progress, taking action where necessary. Part time Senior Phase students are still at school while studying a vocational qualification at the College as part of their school Senior Phase programme. The low achievement rate is partly explained by a drop in attendance as the school exam periods approach when approach. It would seem that pupils, parents and the schools may prioritise the academic exams over the vocational qualification. The College continues to has worked with the schools to try to and mitigate this effecteffect by making significant adjustments to timetabling from 2017/18 onwards. Assistant Principals will be joining Scottish Borders Council (SBC) Practicum Group to address these issues. In additionThis, SBC’s Quality Improvement Officer will join combined with the fortnightly Joint CLMs’ meeting to agree interventions closer monitoring introduced and described above, should work to improve pupil attainment ratesthe success rates and retention. Outputs for 2019/202018/19